Tuesday 7 August 2018

Key questions to be answered in the upcoming EPL season

EPL was value for money last season as fans were thoroughly entertained and this season will be no different 
The English Premier League has firmly established itself as the best league in the world. With high quality performances and the competitive nature of the league it has rightly been labelled as the biggest drama in world football.

And what's a drama without an interesting plot and the many intricate subplots that it entails? 

This season English football fans will be thrilled with quality football and what most of us will be looking forward to is how the story of the world's most entertaining league will unfold.

Will Mourinho go the distance at United?

If you're looking to sum up Jose Mourinho's time as Manchester United manager; frustrating would be the most appropriate word. The Portuguese manager had two seasons to turn around the world's biggest club and things haven't gone as planned as they still wait to be crowned champions of England yet again.

Due to the nature of their performances fans and pundits alike have been left unimpressed with the Red Devils.
Despite winning the Europa League, League Cup, Community Shield and achieving their highest place finish since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down there has been a lot of negativity in the media concerning United.

Mourinho hasn't looked like a happy chap throughout preseason and even still, the performances haven't been all that convincing. Along with the current situation with his relationship with his players we may once again be looking at another classic Mourinho melt down and if history does repeat itself it may be a question of when and not if Manchester United will have a new manager soon.

Is it (finally) Liverpool's season?
28 years is a long time to wait to win a league title, and this goes doubly so in the case of a club like Liverpool. 

The Reds are currently living in a banter era where they live off past glory and celebrated winning some trophies here and there, and pushed for a long awaited first ever Premier League title but ultimately they always falter in the end.

Not to mention they've had to play witness to rivals Manchester United surpass their tally of league titles as well as watched on as Leicester, Blackburn, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City establish themselves as champions of England as well.

After a season where they surprised many in reaching the Champions League final, the Reds look as ready as they'll ever be to end their Premier League drought. In addition to having the world's most deadly attacking trio Liverpool reinforced their side to the tune of over £ 179 million and we genuinely can see why this should finally be their year.

Will Spurs stop "putting on the pressure" and finally win something?

The last few years for Spurs have been ground-breaking as they've come far from the disappointment of watching on as the league's big boys get all the plaudits and they were left to look on with envy at being London's other-other club.

Now regularly amongst the league's elite, Spurs are a firm fixture of the top four and would take some delight in first finishing above Arsenal for two seasons running, and after last season where they finished above both their London rivals you'd say the North Londoners couldn't be more satisfied.

However, what will be a point of contention of their progress in recent seasons is the small matter of their trophy cabinet which has been collecting dust having last had a new addition ten years ago.

Undoubtedly, Spurs have one of the best teams in the league and have displayed potential to win trophies. But another trophyless season could see things fall apart as players realise the grass is greener elsewhere.

Last season we saw Kyle Walker leave for City and ended the season a league champion. While also Danny Rose had made it clear he was angling for a move away throughout last season.

And given that the likes of Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen, and Dele Alli are yet to reach their peak a failure to secure a major trophy and the rising interests from more prestigious teams could prove too much of an incentive for them to move on.






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